How 19-year-old impersonates American pilot, defrauds woman of N27m

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A 19-year-old secondary school leaver, Chigemezu Arikibe, has been tracked down by the police after using fake social media accounts to swindle a Cambodian woman to the tune of $75,000 (N27m at N360 to 1$).

To woo his victim identified simply as Sophanmia, Arikibe reportedly paraded himself on Facebook and Instagram as an American pilot working for a British airline.

City Round gathered that after establishing a relationship with the woman, Arikibe offered to send her expensive gift items and $500,000, for investment in real estate business in Cambodia.

The suspect reportedly told Sophanmia that he would send the parcel to her through a courier in Indonesia and asked her to send $800 for the service.

He was said to have contacted his friend in Indonesia to act as a courier agent and collect the money from his victim.

After sending the money, Arikibe came up with excuses why the parcel could not be delivered and persuaded the woman to send more money accumulating into $75,000.

It was learnt the woman alerted the Nigeria Embassy in Cambodia when she discovered that “the American pilot,” communicating with her was calling from Nigeria and not the United States.

The embassy was said to have alerted the Nigeria Police and operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team led by DCP Abba Kyari went after Arikibe.

A police source told our correspondent that the suspect was trailed to the Mbaitoli area of Imo State where he is based.


“The suspect was arrested with the SIM card and the phone he used in committing the crime and when we went through the phone, we saw chats between him and the woman.

“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to everything and he also said there was a man in Indonesia who helped him pulled out the money from a USA bank account.  He claimed to be an American and that was why he gave the woman an American bank account. The worst was that the woman went and borrowed the money from the bank,” the source stated.

Arikibe, while confessing to the crime, said he learnt Internet fraud from his friend within one week and he started on his own.

He said, “I attended Community School, in the Eziooha area of Mbaitoli and graduated in October 2018. It was Ugochukwu my friend who taught me how to do Internet fraud. I opened a fake Fakebook account with the name Frank William and on Instagram I was Patrick William.

“I uploaded the pictures of an American pilot on my fake Fakebook and Instagram pages. The pilot later discovered that I used his pictures and he started complaining. He even said he had been arrested three times by the police.

“My Facebook account was later blocked, then I focused on Instagram, where I met the client (Sophanmia). I followed her and we started chatting. I told her I am a pilot and we started discussing about life.

CORONAVIRUS: Sanwo-Olu urges Residents not to Panic, says Patient 'In Stable Condition

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…Health Workers On The Trail Of Victim’s Contacts

…Gov: How Lagos Govt Diagnosed Patient

Lagos State Government has raised its level of response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) incident, following a reported case of a patient diagnosed with the infectious viral disease in the State in the early hours of Friday. This is coming, just as the Chief Incident Commander and the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, allayed fears of residents on spread of the virus.

The Governor also offered more information on how the patient was identified and efforts currently being made to prevent the spread of the virus.

The patient, Sanwo-Olu said, is an Ogun State-based expatriate who flew into Lagos from Milan in Italy via Istanbul, Turkey last Monday evening. The Governor said the patient, whose name was not disclosed, remained in stable condition at the bio-security facility in Yaba, Lagos Mainland, where he is being isolated.

It was gathered that the patient, although, tested positive to COVID-19 virus, is yet to show any respiratory symptoms at press time. He complained of fever and body pain, which prompted his transfer from Ogun State to Lagos for advanced medical investigation.

Sanwo-Olu said a number of persons, who had physical contact with the patient before the virus was diagnosed, are being traced, while others are currently being examined for possible symptoms.

The Governor shared these details during a first press conference held on Friday at the State House in Marina to brief the public on the matter. Top State officials at the conference included Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Gbolahan Lawal, Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Folashade Jaji and Director General of Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola.

Sanwo-Olu said there should be no cause for panic among Nigerians over the reported COVID-19 incident, stressing that measures had been set in motion by the State and Federal governments to contain the spread of the virus across the country. He particularly allayed the fear of Lagos residents, saying the two bio-security facilities in the State had the capability to contain the virus.

He said: “At 10pm on Thursday, I got a call from the Commissioner of Health, who reported possible identification of patient with coronavirus in Ogun State. Immediately, we triggered all levels of bio-security responses and containment facilities. After series of laboratory examination, the patient was confirmed to have tested positive to the virus in early hours of today (Friday) and we immediately alerted the federal authorities, including the President and everybody who needs to be aware. We are in constant touch with the company where the patient was engaged. The management and personnel of the company have been cooperative.

“Health workers and emergency officials are on the field to track all persons that had physical contacts and interaction with the patient. Our bio-security facilities have been fortified to continue any form of test and contain any other potential case. We are in constant touch with the Federal Ministry of Health to harmonise our response to the incident. For us in Lagos, we are doing anything that needs to be done. The patient is stable and every health intervention required is currently being given to him.”

On how the patient scaled through health screening at the Lagos airport without being detected, Sanwo-Olu said investigation showed the virus did not manifest in the patient at the time he passed through the airport. The incident, he said, prompted the Government to immediately trigger advanced end-to-end screening for passengers flying into Nigeria, especially from high-risk countries.

The Governor said there would not be prohibition of public gatherings and regular activities in Lagos despite the diagnosed case of COVID-19, pointing out that such measure may give rise to needless panic among the general public. He said the condition of the patient was not “highly contagious” at the moment, adding that the State would only ban outdoor gatherings in the case of escalation in person-to-person transmission of the virus.

He said: “It is only when there is a high level of escalation that the public can be panicky and this is when we realise that it is getting to person-to-person transmission. As we have said, this isolated case has been contained right from the hospital where he was first admitted and the guesthouse he slept after his arrival in Nigeria. It is when there is a person-to-person infection that we can trigger another level of isolation and curtail public events where large number of people can gather. I don’t think we have gotten to that level yet.”

Sanwo-Olu also cleared the air on why the patient was transferred to Lagos after the incident was reported in Ogun State, saying the Federal Government only established testing centres to prevent  coronavirus in States that have international airports. Lagos, the Governor said, is the only State in the Southwest that has testing centres. He said the State was also considered based on its sophisticated bio-security facilities, which were established during the outbreak of Ebola virus.

Prof. Abayomi explained how the diagnosis was carried out, following the patient’s complaint of fever and body pain. He said the patient started to show signs of illness on Wednesday afternoon, after which he was presented at the Ogun State-based firm’s hospital where investigation began.

He said: “Investigation began at the hospital after the patient gave history of his trip to Nigeria. The medical personnel at the company’s hospital kept the patient in isolation overnight and contacted us at the bio-security in Lagos for assistance. We immediately asked them to transfer the case to Lagos. The patient was brought to our high-containment in Yaba on Thursday morning.

“Immediately the patient arrived, he was put in proper isolation and appropriate tests were conducted on him. Within hours, we received signals that the laboratory tests were showing signs of positivity. At that point, we informed the Federal Minister of Health and Governor Sanwo-Olu, who is the Chief Incident Commander in Lagos.”

The Health Commissioner said the patient was responding well under a supportive therapy, saying efforts were on to identify all persons that had physical contact with the patient to break the cycle of transmission.

He disclosed that the State remained prepared to contain potential spread of the virus, observing that Lagos had wrapped up the capacity of its containment facility to 80-bed as a result of the emergency funds released by the Governor.

Prof. Abayomi said more capabilities were being put in place by the State to deal with increase number of cases. He said aggressive public awareness campaign was going on to sensitise residents on hygiene and activities that can prevent the spread of virus.

How RRS Arrested Notorious 'One Chance' Gang in Lagos

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A dismissed Private Airforce personnel and leader of one chance robbery gang using Sienna car to operate in various parts of the Lagos metropolis, has been arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command.

The suspect, Matthew Tokeme, 50 years old was arrested on Tuesday with his Sienna car.

Tokeme with his four other gang members, investigations revealed operated in Ojodu to CMS route, Abule to CMS, Iyana – Ipaja to Ikeja routes between 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m targeting mostly women as passengers.

Tokeme, whose other gang members operated with nicknames – Papa, Brown, Oyeewo and Segun, maintained a closely knit gang.

Tokeme, who is the owner of the Sienna vehicle with number plate APP 488 FH, disclosed to the police that the blue Sienna was sent to him by his friend based in Germany.

The gang after taking their victims dispossessed them of their valuable before dropping them in desolate locations early in the morning.

One of the victims (name withheld) informed the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, DCP Olatunji Disu about the activities of the gang before he ordered RRS Decoy to go after the one chance gang.

The victim revealed that the gang dropped her in Billings Way, Ikeja at dawn after dispossessing her of an HP laptop, hard drive and money.

According to Tokeme, “my friend, who is based in Germany, bought the car for me to be using for commercial purposes. He bought the car for me because he realised that my business was not going on well. But I started using the car for ‘one chance’ and was operating between Abule-Egba and Ijaiye from 5:00 a.m to 6:00 a.m.

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LASG Confirms First Case of Coronavirus

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Akin Abayomi visit Coronavirus victim us

The Ministry of Health in Lagos State has confirmed its first case of COVID-19 and reported it to the Federal Ministry of Health. The case, which was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020, is the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the beginning of the outbreak in China in January 2020.

The case is an Italian citizen who entered Nigeria on the 25th Feburary from Milan Italy for a brief business visit. He fell ill on the 26th February and was transfered to Lagos State Biosecurity Facilities for isolation and testing.  COVID-19 infection was confirmed by the Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, part of the Laboratory Network of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The patient is clinically stable, with no serious symptoms, and is being managed at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos.

The Government of Lagos State under the Governor as the COVID-19 Incident Commander, through the the Lagos State Ministry of Health has been strengthening measures to ensure an outbreak in Lagos is controlled and contained quickly in collaboration with the multi-sectoral Coronavirus Preparedness Group led by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). We have immediately activated the State Emergency Operations Centre to respond to this case and implement firm control measures.

I wish to assure all Lagosians and Nigerians we have been beefing up our preparedness capabilities since the first confirmation of cases in China, and we will use all the resources made available by the State and Federal government to respond to this case.

We have already started working to identify all the contacts of the patient, since he entered Nigeria. Please be reminded that most people who become infected may experience only mild illness and recover easily, but it can be more severe in others, particularly the elderly and persons with other underlying chronic illnesses. All Lagosians should take care of their health and maintain hand and respiratory hygiene to protect themselves and others, including their own families, following the precautions below:

1.    Regularly and thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water, and use alcohol-based hand sanitiser.
2.    Maintain at least 1 & half metres (5 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
3. Persons with persistent cough or sneezing should stay home or keep a social distance, but not mix in crowd.
4. Make sure you and people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene, meaning cover your mouth and nose with a handkerchief or tissue or into your sleeve at the bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately.
5. Stay home if you feel unwell with symptoms like fever, cough and difficulty in breathing. Please call Lagos State Emergency hotlines 08023169485 or 08033565529 or 08052817243 which are available day and night.
6. Stay informed on the latest developments about COVID-19 through official channels on TV and Radio, Social Media including the Lagos State Ministry of Health, NCDC and Federal Ministry of Health.

Citizens must not abuse social media and indulge in spreading misinformation that causes fear and panic. The Lagos State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, will continue to provide updates and will initiate all measures required to prevent the spread of any outbreak in Lagos.

BREAKING: Lagos records first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria

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The Lagos State Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

The state Commissioner for Health,  Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement around 1.40 am on Friday said the government had reported it to the Federal Ministry of Health.

"The case, which was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020, is the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the outbreak in China in January 2020.

"He fell ill on the 26th February and was transferred to Lagos State Biosecurity Facilities for isolation and testing. COVID-19 infection was confirmed by the Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, part of the Laboratory Network of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The patient is clinically stable, with no serious symptoms, and is being managed at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos," the statement read partly."

The commissioner said the state government through the Lagos State Ministry of Health, had put measures in place to ensure that any outbreak in the state was controlled and contained quickly in collaboration with the multi-sectoral Coronavirus Preparedness Group, led by the NCDC.

"We have immediately activated the State Emergency Operations Centre to respond to this case and implement firm control measures.

" urged all Lagosians to  Lagosians and Nigerians that we have been strengthening  our preparedness since the first confirmation of cases in China. We will use all the resources made available by the State and the Federal Government to respond to this case.

"We are working to identify all the contacts of the patient, since he arrived in Nigeria.

Please, be reminded that most people who become infected may experience only a mild illness and recover easily, but it can be more severe in others, particularly the elderly and persons with other underlying chronic illnesses.

All Lagosians should take care of their health and maintain hand and respiratory hygiene to protect themselves and others, including their own families, following the precautions below':

1.    Regularly and thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water, and use alcohol-based hand sanitiser.

2.    Maintain at least 1 & half metres (5 feet) distance between you and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.

3. People coughing persistently or sneezing should stay indoors or keep a social distance, but not mix with a crowd.

4. Ensure that you and people around you follow good respiratory hygiene by   covering mouths and noses with a handkerchief or tissue while sneezing or coughing. You can also sneeze  or cough into your sleeve at the bent elbow.Then dispose of the used tissue immediately.

5. Stay indoors if you feel unwell with symptoms, such as fever, cough and difficulty in breathing. Please call Lagos State Emergency hotlines 08023169485 or 08033565529 or 08052817243 which are available day and night.

6. Stay informed on the latest developments about COVID-19 through official channels on TV and Radio, the Social Media, including the Lagos State Ministry of Health, NCDC and Federal Ministry of Health.

Citizens must not abuse social media and indulge in spreading misinformation that causes fear and panic. The Lagos State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, will continue to provide updates and will initiate all measures required to prevent the spread of any outbreak in Lagos". Abayomi Concluded.

Germany's Top Lawmaker Express Optimism In Amotekun Bill

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Thorsten Frei, Obasa,

The Deputy Majority Leader of the German Federal Parliament, Mr. Thorsten Frei, on Thursday expressed optimism in Amotekun, a security outfit established by governors from the South West zone to protect the region.

Frei, who is also the Deputy Chairman federal parliamentary group spoke about the security outfit when he paid a courtesy visit to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa.

He said his visit had to do with 'Legislative Work at State Level'.

Frei, who is also a top functionary of the Christian Democratic Union, the Ruling Party in Germany, expressed his pleasure at the pace of development in Lagos.

Speaking with the team, Speaker Obasa expressed delight that Lagos is rated positively across the world.

The Speaker assured that there was nothing to fear about Lagos State and its safety.

Obasa, who is also the chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures, described Lagos as a safe state and assured the foreign lawmakers and other prospective investors that that the state is calmer than many big cities of the world.

On the delegation to the Lagos State House of  Assembly was Ms.Alexander Herr, the Deputy Consul General of the German Consulate in Lagos.

Rail Construction: Agege community prone to flooding- Community tells NRC, FG

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Ajegunle Community

Following the rail construction in Agege, Ajegunle Community in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, the community leaders say the ongoing construction of Lagos–Ibadan Standard gauge line has exposed the community to flooding.

Rail in Agege

Mr Julius Ekemode, a Leader in Ajegunle Agege Community in an interview with AgegePulse Magazine, said that the community was “seriously prone to flooding due to the construction of the new rail lines’’.

Julius urged the Federal Government and Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to come to the rescue of the community and build a canal in the community.

“We are sending a SOS message to government to take proactive measure to prevent the looming disaster as a result of flooding in this community.

“Rail line is good for the society no doubt about it, but our community is in danger of flooding when rain start.

“With little rain we have experienced here in January, just about 30 minutes, everywhere was flooded. (We have a video evidence).

“It was terrible, just imagine what will happen when the rain starts properly.

“The community is now appealing to the government and the NRC to come to our aid and build a canal for us that will withstand the full force of the water during the downpour.

“With high level of the rail line compare to buildings in our community, it’s like we are now in the valley which exposes us to flooding whenever it rains,” he said.

Also, Dr Samuel Olukayode, another community leader, appealed to the government to provide another secondary School for the community as the rail line had disconnected the area from others.

“The only secondary school our children attend is now at the other side of the standard gauge line.

“We can’t afford to put the life our children at risk on daily basis by crossing the rail line to the other side.

“We beg the government to come to our aid quickly before the matter become disaster.

“This is a big community and we don’t want the situation where the matter will go out of hands,” Olukayode said.

Speaking, Hon. Yinka Ogundimu, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, appealed to NRC and Federal Government to do rectification of the drainage channel before the rain started.

Ogundimu, representing Agege Constituency 2, said that the drainage channels constructed by contractor handling the rail line was too small to accommodate the high flow of rain water.

“We want the NRC to come and do rectification in, Ajegunle Agege Community; the drainage provided by the contractor is too small compared to previous canal.

“This is a save our soul message to the government otherwise our people will perish here.

“Now, we have foreseen this problem before occurrence, that is why we are calling on those who are concern to be proactive in solving the problem,” he said.

Flood, Agege

During her visit to the area, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo, the Commissioner for Education, urged the community to write to the state government, assuring them that necessary actions would be taken soon.

“Write a letter to the state government about the building of new secondary school in your area, and I am assuring you that your plights would be considered.

“Truly, we won’t allow those small children to be crossing such rail line with top speed, it is too risky.

“The state government will find solutions to all the challenges attached to the new standard gauge line in this area,” Adefisayo said.

Stop Living 'Marlians Lifestyle' DCP Disu Advises Secondary School Students

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Tunji Disu, Naira Marley

The Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Rapid Response on Wednesday warned pupils attending  schools  in Lagos State to guide against living the street lifestyle popularly called ” the Marlian”.

Its Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Olatunji Disu gave the warning at the “Security Day” Celebration organised by some law enforcement agencies for some secondary school pupils in the state.


The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the secondary schools that participated in programme include: Ikeja Senior Grammar School, Ikeja Junior Secondary and Ikeja Junior College.

According to the DCP, the ‘Marlian lifestyle is not decent enough to be copied by any responsible child.

According to the him, this category of people are fond of wearing their trousers beneath their buttocks and always expose their underwears.

”The Marlians also change their natural hairs to dreadlocks, smoke illicit substances and live  very rough lifestyles  and other abnormal attitudes ,” Disu said.

According to the the RRS boss, living such a lifestyle is abnormal.

NAN reports that Afeez Fashola, a Nigerian singer with the Stage name ‘Naira Marley’, came up with the Marlian ideology.

A marlian is any real follower of the controversial Naira Marley who must love a controversial lifestyle.

Disu also advised the pupils not to join ‘Eiye’ and other illegal confraternities and secret cults no matter what they were offering prospective members.

“If you join any secret and illegal cult, you are not sure of coming out alive. Moreover, it will affect the entire family system of its members.

”The cultists also depend heavily on the use of illicit drugs to drive them high.

“This has contributed to the high rate of crime in the country,” he said.

Disu also advised the pupils not to get immersed in the social media in order to face their studies without distractions.

According to him, the adverse effects of the social media are vast than the benefits.

“Some of you make new friends on the social media everyday.

”Through this activity alone, many students had gone missing or been kidnapped, please face your studies.

“Be security wise and remember your parents need you to take care of them at their old ages,” he said.

(NAN)

Breaking: Again! Man jumps Into Lagos Lagoon

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Barely 10 days after a man alighted from a call cab and jumped into the Lagos Lagoon, another young man past mid-night has leapt from an UBER car and jumped into the Lagos Lagoon.

The man, whose identity is being kept, jumped into the Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge at around midnight. But, fortunately, he landed on floating logs of wood beneath the Third Mainland Bridge.

According to the cab driver, he carried him “from Igando and he insisted I pass through the Third Mainland Bridge.

On getting to the bridge, he asked me whether this was Third Mainland Bridge and I answered yes.

He told me that he was pressed and that I should wait for him to ease himself. I was curious. At this time, he was forcing to me wait.

 I stylishly drove him to the point where Rapid Response Squad (RRS) were standing inward Lagos.

I practically told him I was no longer interested in the trip before I approached the police officers leaving him inside the car”, he stated.

According to an eyewitness, as soon as the “cab driver approached the police informing them of what his passenger was telling him, he got down from the Volkswagen Jetta car and jumped into the Lagoon  but he landed on floating logs of wood.

Before he jumped, one of the police officers who saw him approached the railings of the bridge and persuaded him not to jump.

He was thereafter taken to Lagos State Teaching Hospital from where he was referred to LUTH.

The incident was reported at Adekunle Police Station, Yaba.

Just In: Ambode Loses Bid To Stop Probe By Lawmakers Over Purchase Of 820 Buses

Justice Yetunde Adesanya of an Ikeja High Court on Thursday struck out a suit filed by former Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos, seeking to stop his probe by the state Assembly over purchase of 820 buse s for Bus Reform Project.

Ambode

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adesanya ruled that the ad-hoc committee set up to investigate Ambode was a fact-finding committee.

According to the judge an investigation is not an indictment.

“The claimant (Ambode) has not been indicted. An invitation by an agency of government cannot in anyway cause a breach of the threat of the fundamental rights of the claimant.

“I hereby find that the claimant’s action is an invitation to the court to cripple the legislative exercise of the statutory power of the Lagos State House of Assembly under Section 128 and 129 of the 1999 Constitution.

“That is not the function of the court, and no court of law should accede such invitation. The claimant’s suit is hereby struck out,” she said.
NAN reports that Ambode had instituted the civil suit against the State House of Assembly, its Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, and the House Clerk, Mr A.A. Sanni.

Other respondents are Mr Fatai Mojeed, the Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee set up by the House to probe the procurement of the buses, and eight members of the committee.

IGP disbands SARS satellite offices nationwide

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SARS Operatives

The inspector general of police Mohammed Adamu has ordered the disbandment of satellite offices of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) across Nigeria.

Deputy inspector general of police in charge of Criminal Investigations Department Peter Ogunyonwo made the announcement during a courtesy visit to the family of late Remo Stars Sports Club player Tiamiyu Kazeem in Sagamu area of Ogun State.

“It is those (SARS) satellite offices that IG has ordered that should be disbanded immediately,” Ogunyonwo said.

“For example, there’s one in Ikorodu. From what we heard, there’s another one in Ijebu-Ode; there’s another one in Obada Oko from where officers came to cause this mayhem. So, all have been disbanded with immediate effect and the CPs have been ordered to take over such offices.”

In recent times, the Nigeria police have come under criticism by members of the public due to persistent extra-judicial killing, extortion, illegal arrest and harassment of citizens by officers attached to the SARS unit of the police.

On Saturday, February 22, SARS operatives arrested the late Kazeem who was allegedly accused of being an internet fraudster in Sagamu.

The arrest which led to his death has been attributed to different claims by the police and his teammate Sanni Abubakar who was with him during the arrest.

“The SARS officer stopped Tiyamiyu Kazeem, insisting that he was a Yahoo boy. He brought out his identity (ID) card to identify himself as a player of Remo Stars FC, but the officer insisted on taking him to the nearest police station in Sagamu,” Abubakar said.

He accused the police officer of pushing Kazeem out of a moving vehicle which led to his death.

But spokesman to Ogun State Police Command Abimbola Oyeyemi said the footballer was arrested for always wearing military apparels without being military personnel. He also refuted eyewitness’s claims about Kazeem’s death.

“While taking the deceased in a vehicle to Abeokuta, the vehicle they were travelling in developed a mechanical fault and while the officer was trying to rectify the fault, Tiamiyu jumped down from the vehicle to escape,” Oyeyemi said.

“In his bid to run across the road, an on coming vehicle which is on high speed knocked him down and he died on the spot.”

While the police is yet to conclude its investigation about Kazeem’s death, the IGP has assured Nigerians of ensuring justice prevails.

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LASG ISSUES 7-DAY REMOVAL ORDER TO OWNERS/OCCUPANTS OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES, OTHERS IN MILE

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LASG ISSUES 7-DAY REMOVAL ORDER TO OWNERS/OCCUPANTS OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES, OTHERS IN MILE 2

The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences  (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) today issued a 7-day 'Removal Notice' to owners/occupants of illegal structures/Shanties, mechanic workshops, containarised kiosks and commercial bus garages around Government Public Schools at Mile 2, Badagry Expressway, Lagos


Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, who disclosed this at a gathering of illegal owners/occupants, traders/mechanics and sectional heads of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), warned them to immediately vacate the entire area as well as the vicinity of the Schools within the stipulated period.

Yinka Egbeyemi

CSP Egbeyemi affirmed that the 'Removal Order' became imperative following outcry by residents, particularly management of the Public Schools  (Imoye High School and Amuwo Odofin Junior Secondary School) that criminal elements have turned the area into hideouts/spots for carrying out their nefarious activities thereby making the environment unpleasant for learning.

According to him "it was disheartening seeing these illegal business operators like mechanics, Iron benders, food/fruits vendors and others turning the entire perimeter fence of these schools into illegal trading spots. In addition they have littered the entire area with indiscriminate dumping of refuse and waste metal materials".

The Chairman confirmed that investigation conducted revealed also that these illegal structures/shanties which serves as abode to criminal elements who rob unsuspecting members of the public of their valuables along highways on Lagos- Badagry Expressway do not have any permit or operating license from the Lagos State Government.

He reiterated that, immediately after the expiration of the 'Removal Order' on Tuesday, 4th of March, 2020, the Agency will embark on a clean-up exercise in the area as well as clampdown on all criminal elements.

CSP Egbeyemi, however, cautioned traders and occupants not to make financial contribution or bribe anyone inorder to prevent or stop the removal order, stressing that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has, on compassionate ground, approved monetary compensation for those who deserve it.

Lagos Teachers Explore Badagry Tourism Potentials

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The Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary, Education District 1, Mrs. Titilayo Margaret Solarin has averred that those in the teaching profession deserve a step higher than their students in terms of exposure, adding that it was impossible for teachers to give what they do not have to pupils.

Solarin stated this when she led the staff of Government Junior College Agege, on a "Mid-Term Excursion/Retreat Programme" in Badagry town recently, pointing out that the choice of Badagry was because of its rich historical background and tourism potentials that serve as point of references to teachers during some of their interactions with students.

She described the idea of the retreat as a very laudable one, noting that it is important to be sensitive to the social and relaxation needs of staff in order to ensure that they continue to give their best to their students.

The Tutor-General expressed the hope that by the time the teachers return to school, they would have been better refreshed to give their best for the benefit of the students as well as the school as a whole.

Explaining that it was imperative for the teachers to keep abreast of developments around them and most importantly be familiar with some historical sites in the State, Solarin maintained that such knowledge would make teachers easily transfer their experiences of the monuments when teaching their students.

She commended the Principal of Agege Junior Government College for pioneering the initiative, describing the idea as highly remarkable and worthy of emulation by other Principals within the District and the State at large.

On her part, the Principal of Government Junior College Agege, Mrs. Bolanle Olusola Alamu, explained that the excursion and retreat were conceived as a noble idea to motivate teachers.

According to her, "we are just making efforts to key into the various creative and innovative reforms in the State's education sector, especially the call by the State Government to fashion new approaches to learning for better service delivery and results in our schools.

 "My intention for organising this retreat was to further solidify the interest and confidence of the teachers in the teaching profession so that they can continue to give their best to the service. I believe that what is good for other professionals is also ideal for teachers" she asserted.

Mrs. Alamu expressed the hope that the teachers would, henceforth, approach their jobs with much passion and vigour going forward, saying that the presence of the Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary of the District was a morale booster and source of encouragement to the participants.

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A 24-Years Old Woman Caught Rapping 4 Years Old Son

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A 24 years old maid Identified as Esther Emmanuel has been arrested by River State Police Command over immoral act she has been engaged with 4 Years Old son who likely to be her Son employee.

According to the report it was reveal that this lady in question was brought from Canada 3 month ago to work as a maid but along the line she was cought molesting her employee son which he just 4years old.

It was reported that the boy reveals that the lady in question will tell him to put his thing inside her own thing and put his mouth.

The boy added that she's always play with my private organ anytime she baths me or whenever she's alone with me and said if I told anyone about it, that "ojuju" (witches) will appear to me and they will kill me.

Esther's secret was revealed when the boy disclosed their affairs to doctor after he was taking to the hospital due to the pains the boy has started developing in his private organ.

Customers to get refund for prepaid meters procured under MAP scheme – Ikeja Electric

The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IE) has said it is designing a proposal to refund its customers for prepaid meters procured under the ongoing Meter Assets Provider (MAP) scheme.

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IE’s Head of Corporate Communications, Felix Ofulue, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Tuesday.

Ofulue said that the proposal was, however, subject to the approval of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

NAN reports that a customer under the network currently pays N39, 765.86 for a single-phase meter and N72, 085.68 (VAT inclusive) for a three-phase meter.

Ofulue said the refund would either be in discounted tariffs or release of energy usage to cover the amount over a period of time upon approval by NERC.

He said:

“People are not aware that we intend to make this repayment. There are a lot of things that we are putting into considerations.

“The current tariff we have now is actually not cost-reflective but once we agree on a semi-cost reflective tariff, then we are going to discount the tariff for our customers so that they can enjoy the benefit of the scheme.”

Ofulue reiterated that IE currently had enough meters to meet its customers’ demand after the shortage that occurred between August and September 2019.

“During that period, there was an increase of about 35 percent in import duty and our meters were stuck at the port but that had been addressed.

“The scheme had to look for extra funds to clear the meters and so we have enough meters right now,” he said.

According to him, the only challenge faced by the scheme is the survey of the homes of those applying for prepaid meters and that has to be done as quickly as possible.

Ofulue said:

“This industry is a specialized field and you have to get the right equipment and people with the required skills to carry out the services.

“Once a customer is surveyed and advised to make payment, once the payment is made and it is confirmed, the customer will be metered within 10 working days.”

He said that the other problem faced in the installation of prepaid meters was that some customers do not indicate their references in their application form, which delayed the payment confirmation.

Ofulue said their failure to quote their account number or their application reference number would cause a snag in the system until it was resolved by the officials.

“We have always advised that whenever a customer makes payment, he should go back to our platform and upload their payment evidence @financemap/ikeja.com.

“When we have that information, we immediately use that evidence to reconcile your payment and your meter will be installed.

“On the average, each of our vendors – Mojec, New Hampshire and Conlog – installs about 1,500 prepaid meters weekly under the ongoing scheme,” he said.

He said that efforts were on to increase installation to about 3,000 per week.

Ofulue noted that over 60,000 customers had so far been metered under the MAP scheme, saying that IE hoped to meter all its customers by 2022.

BREAKING: Remo player’s death: IG disbands zonal SARS in Ogun

The Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, on Tuesday, announced the disbandment of the Zonal Intervention Squad, Obada-Oko, Ogun State.
              

                             

The disbandment followed the death of a player of Remo Stars Football Club, Tiyamiyu Kazeem, allegedly caused by operatives of ZIS SARS, Obada-Oko, Abeokuta.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Criminal Investigations Department Force Headquarters, Peter Ogunyonwo, made the announcement on behalf of the IGP when he accompanied the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on a condolence visit to the parents of the deceased in Sagamu.

Kazeem was killed by a hit-and-run vehicle after he was allegedly thrown out of a moving operational vehicle of SARS on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Saturday.

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Two Yahoo Boys, Native Doctor, Kidnapper Burnt Alive For Allegedly Using 17-Year Old Girl For Ritual

Four persons were on Monday killed and burnt by residents of Otuo community in Owan East local government area, Edo state for killing and kidnapping.

Three of those killed and burnt were fingered in the death of one 17 years Ohiole Glory who was a student of Azama College, Otuo.

The fourth person was said to be notorious kidnapper and armed robber known as Lukman.



Sources disclosed that the victim was expected to write her WAEC and NECO later this year before being murdered.

Vital organs of the victim were removed when her body was discovered.

Aloof the killing of the suspects, some buildings owned by families of the suspects were razed.

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ASD Sporting Activities Will Allow Youths To Showcase Talents, Says Ogundimu

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Hon. Yinka Ogundimu, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA), said that the sporting activities would allow large number of youths in Agege to showcase their talents to the world.

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He made this statement on Saturday at the opening ceremony of Agege Sports Drive "The Challenge Cup 2020" in Keke, Agege, Lagos.

Ogundimu, representing Agege Constituency 02, said that credence should be given to Agege sports drive for bringing youths together and get them busy with sporting activities for community growth and development.

“This is a big sport development in Agege as a whole and credence should be given to the organiser for bringing these youths together, taken them away from crimes and other social vices.

“They started this some years back, developing sporting activities from one stage to another on yearly basis.

“So, what we are having today is an evidence of what has been happening in the year past, and it shows that they have a lot of places to go in terms of games and in football,” he said.

According to him, people have been enjoying the the positive impact of sporting activities in the community, in term of business activities during the matches and other impact on the contestants.

The lawmaker said that the sporting activities would be supported to enable youths to fully showcase their talents for greater opportunities at both national and international levels.


Earlier, Engr. Ademola Oni, Chairman, ASD Local Organising Committee (LOC) , confirmed that No fewer than 2,500 youths are participating in different games and football tourney at the ongoing Agege Sports Drive (ASD) in Lagos.

The competition was being organised by ASD, in conjunction with Keke Royal Council and the 2020 Challenge Cup was kicked off on Saturday.

Oni made this known at the sporting activities, which was established to change the narrative of people’s perception about Agege Community.

He said that many youths were involved in sporting activities such as local games like “Ayo Olopon” Ludo, snookers and Draft to ensure that large number of people engage in the 2020 Challenge Cup.

In a statement,  the leader of the Council, Agege Hon. Kola Anigbajumo who appeared as councilor representing the ward, Ward F and also represented the Executive Chairman, Agege Local Government, Alhaji Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi, stated that "

We are trying to bring unity, love and team play among youths to allow them to come together, not for crimes, but for sporting activities that will bring development to the society.

“Through this yearly challenge cup competitions, many talents have been discovered and represent the country at the international levels,” he said.

According to him, empowerment programme is also on ground to ensure that youths who are not too good in sporting activities also benefit from the development.

Also, the Baale of Keke Community, High Chief Liadi Ajagunna, said the challenge cup would expose the talents of Agege youths to both national and international levels.

Ajagunna said that many youths in the community would benefit from the games, and at the same time prevent them from criminal activities.

“An idle hand is a devil workshop; this competitions will engage the youth, and at the same time keep them away from social vices that can lead to conflicts in the society, ” he said.

In an opening game, Power line Street defeated Adedosu with three goals to two, while Kajola defeated Oshungboye Street with three goals to two in the opening matches.

Hon. Otunba Richard Akin Oshungboye, Commissioner 1, Lagos State House of Assembly Commission, Chairman, APC Agege Ward F, Mr. Segun Balogun, Agege APC Party Secretary, Alhaji Mutiu Agbede, Mrs. Remi, Sunday Elemo were all present among other top dignitaries.

Lagos Task force Debunks Report On Seized Vehicles

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The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has debunked an online report alleging that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has directed the Agency to return all seized vehicles in their custody to their respective owners in the State.

A release issued by the Office of the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, refuted the claim that the decision was a follow up to a memo he sent to the Governor seeking for his approval to auction all seized vehicles in order to create space for new ones.

Egbeyemi maintained that he was not aware of the purported memo neither did he receive any directive to release impounded vehicles from the Governor, adding that it is irresponsible and mischievous for any individual to insinuate that Governor Sanwo-Olu will give such order.

According to him, “Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is conscious of the provisions contained in the 2018 amended Traffic Law as it relates to the duties of the Taskforce and will never make pronouncements contrary to the provisions of the law”.

While noting that Transportation and Traffic Management play prominent roles in the present administration's T.H.E.M.E.S agenda, the Chairman recalled that the Governor had on numerous platforms stated unequivocally that “should members of his family or cabinet run foul or violate the traffic laws, they shall equally face the consequences of such acts”.

Egbeyemi, therefore, implored the general public, particularly owners of such impounded vehicles, to ignore and disregard the fake news designed to confuse and mislead them into not complying with 'Court Order' on such vehicles in the custody of the Agency.

BREAKING: One feared dead as residents protest Remo Stars footballer’s death

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One person was feared dead as scores of residents on Monday staged a protest in Sagamu, Ogun State, over the death of Remo Stars Football Club player, Tiyamiyu Kazeem.

The protesters, who took to the streets also stormed the Palace of the Akarigbo and the Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, demanding justice for the deceased.

However, the protest has allegedly claimed one life as it turned violent.

The protesters condemned the incessant brutality and indiscriminate arrests by law enforcement agencies in the town and its environs.

A former governor of the state, Gbenga Daniel, was sighted at the palace where he was said to have calmed frayed nerves.

The PUNCH gathered that a member of the House of Representatives representing Remo Federal Constituency, Mrs Adewunmi Onanuga, and the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Funmi Efuwape, were also at the palace to appeal to the protesters.

Kazeem, popularly known as Kaka, was reportedly killed on Saturday along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway after he was arrested by operatives of the Zonal Intervention Squad in the Obada area of the state.

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Protest as SARS officer kills Remo Stars captain

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By ‘Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor and Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta

There is palpable tension in Sagamu town, Ogun State, following the alleged killing of a footballer, Tiyamiyu Kazeem, the Assistant Captain of Remo Stars Football Club, a Nigerian National League side, by policemen attached to the State Anti-Robbery yesterday afternoon while returning home from the club’s weekend training session in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital. Eyewitness accounts at the scene of the incident alleged that the footballer, popularly known as Kaka, was allegedly chased by the SARS operatives before he was shot.

“The SARS operative labelled him as a Yahoo boy and started chasing him. Even when people who know him intervened and told them he is a footballer, they refused to let him be. They chased him until they shot him, wounding him fatally,” an eyewitness claimed. After shooting him, the officials ran away, leaving Kazeem to his fate. He was later rushed to Fakoya Hospital, Sagamu, by sympathisers, where he was pronounced dead.


The Remo Stars Football club announced Kazeem’s sudden passing away on their official Twitter handle. The Nigerian National League side stated that they are doing everything to investigate the cause of his death. “We regret to announce the departure of our assistant captain and defender, Tiyamiyu Kazeem (Kaka). The club is doing everything possible to investigate his ultimately death. May his soul rest in perfect peace.”

Angry residents took to the streets across the town to protest the murder of the footballer who many described as talented and hard working. A close friend of the deceased, Bolaji Soluade, who spoke with our correspondent, confirmed his untimely death and blamed the SARS operatives for the incident. According to him, one of the officers was apprehended by residents after the shooting but was rescued by other policemen before the mob could do him much harm.

Youths in Sagamu went wild with rage when the news filtered to them that the young man who was earlier in the day arrested in Sagamu alive without resistance, and taken to Abeokuta, was allegedly shot dead later by the police halfway into their journey to Abeokuta. It was learnt that quick intervention of senior police officers who moved in quickly to douse the tension saved Sagamu from turning into chaos. This is coming barely 48 hours after a similar protest broke out in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Thursday following the shooting of two Hausa traders in Olomoore Market by operatives of the Anti – Cultism Unit of the Ogun State Police Command.

Condemning what it called the unbearable excesses of the SARS operatives in Sagamu, the Pan Remo Forum (PRF), an umbrella body for socio-political groups in Remoland, said the death of Kazeem was “avoidable and needless.” In a release signed by its Organising Secretary, Lookman Banjoko, the forum called on concerned authorities to ensure that the killers of the promising footballer are fished out and punished appropriately.

The forum also condemned what it described as the tiring excesses of the SARS officers, who it accused of always oppressing the people of the town under the pretense of fighting crime and cultism. “This is just as we can categorically tell you that their interest lies more in the financial gratifications and exploitation they enjoy in the course of chasing Yahoo boys, real and imagined. We call on the governor and the police commissioner to rid Sagamu of these killers in uniform before it is too late,” PRF warned.

When contacted, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said nobody was shot dead by policemen. He, however, confirmed the death of a young man in Sagamu who he claimed was accosted by policemen on suspicion of a crime. According to the police spokesperson, the deceased was knocked down by an oncoming vehicle while trying to escape from the officers who arrested him.

The police spokesperson said the young man, whose identity he did not disclose, was accused of always kitting himself in full military uniform to harass and intimidate unsuspecting members of the public in Sagamu, which prompted a police inspector attached to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Abeokuta, to storm Sagamu alone and effected his arrest but while he was being taken to Abeokuta, the vehicle developed fault and had to park it by the roadside.

He explained that while the faulty car was being fixed, the suspect jumped out of the car and tried to run across the road, but a speeding vehicle, unfortunately, knocked him down and he died in the process. He also disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, had given directive for the arrest of the allegedly erring inspector for investigation to ascertain the level of unprofessionalism exhibited in his conduct towards the victim and recommend appropriate disciplinary action.

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Tyson Fury licks blood off Deontay Wilder before TKO win

Tyson Fury is the new WBC heavyweight champion after defeating Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas.

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The Gypsy King delivered a stunning performance to beat Wilder by TKO in the seventh round.

Fury dominated from start to finish and it was no surprise when the fight was stopped.

Fury was all over him from the first round and the first knockdown arrived in the third.


Blood was spewing out of Wilder’s ear and Fury decided, in only the way that he would, to lick it off the American in the sixth round.

"The king has returned to the top of the throne," Fury announced after the contest.

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Breaking, Tyson Fury becomes the new WBC champion

Tyson Fury recorded an emphatic eighth round stoppage over Deontay Wilder as he became the new WBC champion.

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The Gypsy King dominated the match which saw the Bonze Bomber struggle after bleeding from his ears and mouth. He was also knocked down twice in the bout.

Wilder's corner had to throw in the towel as Fury became the WBC champion and remain undefeated.


The first round was evenly contested as both fighters showed the stuff they were made of. Wilder gave a big right hand in the opening exchanges but Fury also made some connecting jabs.

Wilder threw a couple of big right hands while Fury was consistent with the jabs but the American seemed to have slightly won the second round.

The opening exchanges of the third saw Fury land a big right hand on Wilder as the WBC champion went down on the canvass. Wilder was saved by the bell as his had wobbly legs.



Wilder's legs were still wobbly in the fourth round as Fury came out more on the attack in the fourth round. The Brit won the round again.

And early attack in the fifth round from Fury caught Wilder as the champion was trying to stay in the match but he was knocked down again for the second time. Fury tried to finish it off but the round ended with a point deducted from the Englishman.

The Gypsy King was looking for the finish in the sixth as Wilder continued to struggle with a bleeding left ear and mouth. Fury convincingly won the round again.

Wilder's corner threw in the towel in the eighth round as he found it hard to recover in the match and Fury was hoisted following the victory.

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Revealed: Female Aide Fingered In Oko Oloyun’s Murder

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News of the killing of the owner of Oko Oloyun Herbal Medicine Manufacturer, Fatal Yusuff aka Oko Oloyun on his way to Iseyin in Oyo State from Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Thursday January 23, 2020 was widely condemnation by members of the public.

The death of the successful herbal medicine practitioner was regarded as a bad way for him to go after toiling for years to proffer traditional solutions to numerous sicknesses afflicting Nigerians.

This must have prompted the law enforcement agents to go to work to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of the celebrated philanthropist.

One of the theories men of the police force were said to be working on is the discovery that was made about one Abbey, a lady that is said to be next in line to Oko Oloyun.

Reports had it that N35 Million was found in the bank account of the alleged jobless husband of the woman to the surprise of the law enforcement agents.

There was an allegation that it was the document in the woman’s office that got burnt hours before Oko Oloyun was assassinated.

Sources revealed that the late Oko Oloyun had ordered investigations into some alleged fraudulent activities in his office before the fire incident and his assassination.

What surprises watchers of events was that the two unfortunate incidents happened in quick succession, thus leading to suspicions that the incidents were results of the investigations he ordered into the massive fraud in the company.

Abbey, we were told got into the company as an ordinary site worker, but that Oko Oloyun converted her role to office job.

The woman and other suspects are being held at Iyaganku Police Station, Ibadan, Oyo State.

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Ikeja Electric To Hold Public Consultation On Tariff Review

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One of Nigerias Electricity Distribution Companies, Ikeja  Electric's sets to hold a public consultation on Extraordinary Tariff Review as mandated by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

According to IE, the meeting will hold by next Monday, 24th February, 2019.

Read their message below:

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT


Ikeja Electric cordially invites you to a public consultation on Extraordinary Tariff Review as mandated by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)

Venue for General Public is Excellence Hotel, Ogba, Lagos.

Date: Monday, 24th February 2020.
Time: 10:00am

Venue for Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Corporate Bodies and other Professional Associations is Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN HOUSE), 77 Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos.

Date: Tuesday, 25th February 2020.
Time: 10:00am

BREAKING: Oluwo suspended for six months

Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, was on Friday suspended for six months by the Osun State Traditional Rulers' Council.

A committee headed by Orangun of Ila, Oba Wahab Adedotun, was also constituted by the council to further investigate the matter involving Oluwo and Obas in Iwo land.

The royal fathers at their emergency meeting held at Osun State Government Secretariat, Abere, presided over by Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, arrived at the decision to suspend Oba Akanbi.

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#Amotekun: Lagos Assembly accepts Amotekun bill, set for public hearing Monday ...As Hon. Ogundimu Calls for Local Content, Native intelligence For Operation

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The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday accepted the bill in favour of the South West Security outfit, Amotekun, and has fixed a public hearing on the outfit for Monday 24th February, 2020.

Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, at a sitting of the House, subsequently committed the bill to the House Committee on Information, Publicity, Security and Strategy, headed by Hon. Tunde Braimoh, for public hearing.

The Clerk of the House, Mr. Azeez Sanni, had informed the lawmakers that he received a letter from the state's Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, on Wednesday 19th February, 2020 on the amendment of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC).

Sanni was subsequently ordered to read the bill entitled House of Assembly Bill No. 5 Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) Amendment Bill 2020 And for Connected Purposes for the first and second times.
The Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade (Ikorodu 1), said that the bill is an executive bill, but that it is predicated on the private member bill that established LNSC, which he said has been working well.

According to Agunbiade, the bill incorporates the concept of a more dynamic and more strengthened security platform than what they had in Lagos State.

"It is meant to energise and strengthen the security that we have in Lagos State based on the challenges in the state and in the South West.

"It tries to create a unit out of the LNSC to be referred to as Amotekun Corps to take charge of security in certain areas such as in the forest, highway and other places to protect us against hoodlums, cattle rustling and others.
"It will have a commander and Amotekun corps would bear harms with the permission of the police. They will cooperate with other security platforms in Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti and Osun states," he said.

He stressed that LNSC has a clause that will provide for Amotekun.

In his contribution, Hon. Oluyinka Ogundimu, (Agege 2), supported the bill and commended the foresight of the Lagos State House of Assembly on the security of the state.

Ogundimu stated that the law covers wider areas and made internal security a priority.
The lawmaker called for local content in the bill, adding that they needed people with native intelligence, and that whoever would be appointed as the Head of the unit should be approved by the House.

On his part, Hon. Olumuyiwa Jimoh, (Apapa 2) said that there is a problem of nomenclature in the bill.

Jimoh stated that the Nigerian Police had been existing before independence and that the people had been talking about their reforms.
"The colonialists formed the Nigerian Police for us in 1930 and we have not made efforts to form our own security force.

"The population of men of the Nigerian Police is small. We should encourage men of Amotekun to be armed and to be able to arrest and prosecute.

"South Africans have their own native police that checkmate other security forces. We can have the military wing of Amotekun in Lagos," he said.

Also speaking on the bill, Hon. Rotimi Olowo, (Shomolu 1) said that Amotekun started in Lagos with LNSC, and that the federal police lacked character as their structure has not helped to suppress crime.

"Security is local and it should be localized. The issue of kidnapping and others give credence to the need for community police.
"They should be allowed to use guns. They can reduce armed robbery attack, kidnapping and others. We should allow more money into the system.
"The recruitment of Amotekun should be localized. They should work in their neighbourhood so that they could apprehend criminals in their areas," he said. Hon. Rasheed Makinde, Ifako/Ijaiye 2 stated that security is local and that the country was getting close to having state police.

"We are setting a pace for other political regions in Nigeria. They can assist when there is any accident on our highways. There would be a collaboration amongst the six western states and beyond," he said.

Hon. Tunde Braimoh (Kosofe 2), who chairs the committee to look into the bill, said that governance is about giving meaning to the yearnings and aspirations of the people.
Braimoh stressed that what the people of the South West wanted now is security.
"People keep talking about Amotekun because that is what they want now. Amotekun emanated from the House with the LNSC, which has now transformed to Amotekun.

 Section 14 (2B) of the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 emphasizes security. There are issues in the bill but they would be looked into later," he said.

The matter was also supported by all the lawmakers, who spoke on the matter including Hon. Victor Akande (Ojo 1), Hon. Bisi Yusuff (Alimosho 1), Adedamola Richard Kasunmu (Ikeja 2) and Hon. David Setonji (Badagry 2).

LAGOS BAN ON MOTORCYCLES AND TRICYCLES ; LAGOS STATE TASK FORCE NABS 2 FAKE UNIFORM OPERATIVES

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The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) nabbed two suspects for impersonating Security Officers at Oshodi, Lagos

Speaking on the incident, the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that while one of the suspects (Monday Job) impersonated a Police Officer using his commercial motorcycle to scout for passengers on restricted routes, the second (Rasak Oloyede) presented himself as an Army Officer using his commercial bus for fraudulent acts along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.

Egbeyemi stated that after their arrest the two suspects confessed to the crime, saying that they indulged in the act in order not to be accosted by genuine security officers on monitoring duties or patrol.

According to him “Our intelligent reports revealed that some dubious-minded motorcyclists are now using fake Nigerian Army/Police uniform to scout for passengers on restricted routes as well as indulging in various forms of fraudulent acts across the State".

He reiterated the directive of the state government which stipulates that all security personnel on an official assignment with motorcycles must be fully kitted in uniform with their identity card conspicuously displayed.

The Chairman also reiterated that motorcycle operators must desist from plying all 475 restricted routes, adding that they must also wear their crash helmets and must possess riders permit for proper identification of the park they belong while plying other routes.

While urging members of the public to be vigilant and desist from patronising motorcyclists and commercial bus drivers wearing a fake security uniform, the Chairman disclosed that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu has directed that both suspects be charged to court for prosecution.

In his statement, one of the suspect (Monday Job) who hails from Akwa-Ibom State, confessed that he bought the uniform from a Police Officer who was deployed from Lagos to the northern part of the country for N7000, adding that he has since been using the uniform to carry out an illegal arrest and extorts money from both motorists and motorcyclists plying restricted routes along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.

"I was hawking before I joined Okada business over a year ago and I have been wearing this Police uniform to arrest and defraud Okada riders and making at least N30.000 to N35.000 daily”, he added.

The second suspect (Rasak Oloyede), who impersonated a Sergeant in the Nigerian Army, said he has been using the uniform he got from a dismissed Army officer to escape check points on roads by Traffic Officers.

He also claimed to be using the uniform to extort money from motorists and making a daily average collection of N25,000 to N40,000 whenever his Volkswagen commercial bus, with the registration number BDG149 XK, had mechanical faults.

PROFLIGACY: N35m car per law maker in the House of Reprsentatives?

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Its ridiculous that  the Federal law makers are insensitive to the plights of their constituents and common man in general.
Is it not absurd ?

In a country where majority of Nigerians live on   0-1-0 meal a day and payment of thirty thousand naira minimum wages is extremely difficult to pay for the states.The law makers' concern is to buy cars for themselves at N35m per one.

It's the height of insensitivity for the House of Representatives  to be thinking of buying such luxury at this present situation of Nigeria. No brazen act could rbe worst than daring the masses. If not , with hunger in the land ,with obvious poverty ravaging common man,they wouldn't have conceived such wastage of people's money.

No doubt,this confirms how profligate majority of our political office holders are.
Without occupying such office, how many of them in the real sense of it can afford such luxurious car?

Not quite long, Gbajabiamila was said to have procured a car of 100 million naira or so for his wife as a gift.Why not ?His membership of the house of Reps for over sixteen years made him buy  such "small car " otherwise ,he would have bought a car of    a billion naira if he has not occupied the legislative position.

This is the  main reason why many of them want to hold public office for life to finance their ostentatious living styles and no other reason.

It's high time that Civil Society as well as Nigerians as a whole start  canvassing for a part time  legislative houses that attract only sitting allowances and our  Constitution amended to that effect.

Majority of the present law makers and their leadership have nothing to offer the good people of Nigeria and the country other than enrichment of themselves.

Nigerians as a whole should prepare  to march on the House of Representatives until this idea of profligacy is stopped.

Toyin Raheem.